Truck Shite

[sutty2006]

Spotted at tanks trucks and fire power in the car park 

 

 

[martc]

Lancia Ardea Vespa transporter.

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As mentioned before, Multicar are the only survivors of the whole IFA Kombinat.

[martc]

Ferrari's fire engine and ambulance at the Fiorano circuit (possibly).

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Clearing London for the Yuppies.

[D.E]

Spotted a few big boys in Vreeland:

 

[Metal Guru]

6 hours ago, martc said:

Clearing London for the Yuppies.

Or is it an early 90s U.K. space program we weren’t told about?

[martc]

 A Pegaso 1065 BL from 1978 and bonus Ford Taunus 1.6 L.

[danthecapriman]

Found this the other day while looking for something else.

I didn’t realise these were available over here! 
Cant quite make out the exact model number on the grill, but what an odd choice! Sadly the registration number is now on some wank Audi!

 

[martc]

7 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

Found this the other day while looking for something else.

I didn’t realise these were available over here! 
Cant quite make out the exact model number on the grill, but what an odd choice! Sadly the registration number is now on some wank Audi!

 

I recall quite  a few FIAT commercials in East Yorks in the '70's and '80's, mainly '900' type vans to be honest but quite a few light lorries, tippers and tractors. I think FIATs dealership network was quite patchy but they must have had one near me. Jordans of Hull were, and in fact still are, a big FIAT car dealer and are responsible for many of them in the area, not sure if they were involved on the commercial side though.

Note the stylised I on the grille of 'yours' it's from that cross over period when IVECO had been formed but they still used the original manufacturers names. IVECO being a combination of many different makers have ensured a much larger network and hence they have become a lot more ubiquitous. Hull based MKM Building Supplies are a massive IVECO user and they are seen daily all over East Yorks and further afield as they now have depots absolutely everywhere.

Here's some UK adverts (note IVECO reference in the black and white one).

 

[Vantman]

8 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

Found this the other day while looking for something else.

I didn’t realise these were available over here! 
Cant quite make out the exact model number on the grill, but what an odd choice! Sadly the registration number is now on some wank Audi!

 

@danthecapriman Itcould be a Fiat 697N?

[danthecapriman]

15 minutes ago, Vantman said:

@danthecapriman Itcould be a Fiat 697N?

Could well be. I did think maybe the Fiat/Iveco 190 series, but they all seem to have either the same or very very similar cab designs regardless of the actual model number.

Its an unusual truck though for the UK, even down to the wheels being a much more Continental/US style with the wheel rim being the removable type with the centre being the hub.

 

This was another find, from the same time as that Fiat above. Going back to those Mercedes trucks a few pages back. Quite unusual for the time in the UK, but proves they were out there!

 

[Vantman]

46 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Could well be. I did think maybe the Fiat/Iveco 190 series, but they all seem to have either the same or very very similar cab designs regardless of the actual model number.

Its an unusual truck though for the UK, even down to the wheels being a much more Continental/US style with the wheel rim being the removable type with the centre being the hub.

 

This was another find, from the same time as that Fiat above. Going back to those Mercedes trucks a few pages back. Quite unusual for the time in the UK, but proves they were out there!

 

Lenham storage just up the road from me have this LS1418 that goes to promotional events and lorry shows.

 

[puddlethumper]

On 28/08/2024 at 21:00, danthecapriman said:

Could well be. I did think maybe the Fiat/Iveco 190 series, but they all seem to have either the same or very very similar cab designs regardless of the actual model number.

Its an unusual truck though for the UK, even down to the wheels being a much more Continental/US style with the wheel rim being the removable type with the centre being the hub.

 

This was another find, from the same time as that Fiat above. Going back to those Mercedes trucks a few pages back. Quite unusual for the time in the UK, but proves they were out there!

 

There were lots of those Mercs in Brazil when I was there in 2009. Straight through exhausts. Could here them coming a mile off. Literally.

[danthecapriman]

16 minutes ago, puddlethumper said:

There were lots of those Mercs in Brazil when I was there in 2009. Straight through exhausts. Could here them coming a mile off. Literally.

I’m sure those Mercs, and some of the other Merc commercial range were made in South America somewhere from ckd kits. Probably popular in South America due to their reliability.

[martc]

21 hours ago, puddlethumper said:

There were lots of those Mercs in Brazil when I was there in 2009. Straight through exhausts. Could here them coming a mile off. Literally.

We've mentioned a few pages back that the 'short nosed' Mercedes lorries sold in the US and Canada were of Brazilian origin.

[martc]

KamAZ-5320s in Hungary.

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An IFA W50L BTP with a crew cab for construction and repair crews. 

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[martc]

Back in the 1960s U-Haul had a fleet of roving display pick-ups that were set up at various locations and spun one of their trailers around to attract customers.

[martc]

A batch of Volvo F89-32 long-haul tractors imported into the USSR for use by Sovtransavto, 1975. Which is strange considering the size and diversity of the home factories. Perhaps they where used on export duties into the West were spares and repairs would be easier. Hungarocamion, as discussed a few months ago, ran a fleet of locally built RADA lorries, based on MAN's and DAF's, for this very reason.

[quicksilver]

Had a chat with local legend Robert Gassor the ERF man today. This beauty is his latest toy, restored as a tribute to the company his family worked for. It's a real blast from the past as Holtons trucks would have been common sights round here when they were in business.

He said something no other haulier has ever said in the 2020s - he's planning to get rid of his Scanias and replace them with ERFs

 

[martc]

[Asimo]

Just in case you havn't seen this (fast-forward the first 30 seconds if you don't speak Welsh).  70s trucking as it was.

Volume to max after the reporter is done...

 

[martc]

On 09/09/2024 at 17:49, Asimo said:

Just in case you havn't seen this (fast-forward the first 30 seconds if you don't speak Welsh).  70s trucking as it was.

Volume to max after the reporter is done...

 

I caught the word 'caerphilly' and hoped it would be mass transportation of cheese, but as the stuff is black, not creamy white I guess it's coal.

Are they moaning about the dust being spread on the roads by the lorries/general mining?

Ironically the folk of Immingham have the same problem but from imported coal; of course the importers either strenuously deny the black dust is from their massive coal heaps on the docks or are feverously spraying them with water to stop the dust drifting into the town....

[Markeh]

On 23/06/2024 at 21:40, auntiemaryscanary said:

All the fun of the fair

The last photo has the G.Burrow & Son truck of which the 1st 2 pics show it's ancient genny. That genny wasn't in use but judging by the cable hanging out the back it could be used if required.

That ERF is an ex-Stobart wagon - but never had a name. It was part of the Britvic Drinks contract at the time and would've been one of 5 in Tango livery (there were also 5 in Pepsi livery)

Here it is in its original livery.

I do have a fairly sizeable collection of old Stobart photos and a fairly complete spreadsheet of vehicles pre-2007 from when I was really into them as a kid and was a member of the fan club - I received a load of discs of photos from a couple of other truckspotters - I've never uploaded these because I don't know if I have the original author's consent, having not spoken to them in 10-15 years and believing they may now be no longer with us, but I can probably share a few without taking the piss.

Obligatory photo of the one that I managed to get named after my mum, though. No, I'm not uploading the one with 11 year old me stood in front of it after we drove through the night to Carlisle after finding out it was being liveried then sent off to Belgium immediately.

I do also have the honour of having been inside Paris Hilton (stop sniggering at the back). Somehow managed to get a ride in it around DIRFT. Pictured below is the old Crick depot, now the site of a massive Sainsburys warehouse.